Trucks keep America rolling, but Florida trucking accident lawyers know they can also be unreasonably dangerous in an accident. Whether it’s a pickup, a delivery truck or a long-haul semi, a truck can do substantially more damage in an accident than an ordinary car. Thanks to lax regulation, trucks also tend to be less safe for their own occupants. Indeed, federal statistics show that trucks are slightly more likely than cars to be involved in fatal accidents.
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An accident with a truck is unusually dangerous for people in smaller vehicles because of what experts call “vehicle mismatch.” In an accident, a large truck’s bumper is level with car occupants’ heads or torsos -- putting them at risk for catastrophic blunt trauma and puncture wounds from deformed metal and glass. Furthermore, the higher weight of a truck means it brings substantially more force to an accident, virtually guaranteeing that the car will be crushed. When the accident was caused by an irresponsible truck driver, victims should contact a West Palm Beach truck accident attorney for help.
Occupants of private passenger trucks, like pickups, have special worries to contend with. Federal safety standards put trucks in a separate category from cars, even though they’re used the same way. Certain safety standards, including roof strength requirements, are significantly lower for trucks than they are for cars. That’s bad news, because truck-based vehicles (including SUVs and vans), are more than twice as likely to roll over as cars. And as Florida trucking accident lawyers know, rollovers with roof crush mean death or very serious injuries.
If you’re considering a lawsuit over a serious truck accident, contact the Florida trucking accident lawyers at Weinstein & Scharf, P.A. for a free, no-obligation consultation. (Hispanohablantes, llámanos -- hablamos su idioma.) We represent truck accident victims throughout South Florida, including West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Wellington, Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs. To speak with an experienced West Palm Beach truck accident attorney about your rights and your case, call us today at 561-738-0900 in West Palm Beach, or 954-755-4011 in Broward County.